The modern state is hugely important in our everyday lives. It takes nearly half our income in taxes. It registers our births, marriages and deaths. It educates

The institutional features and the past and future role of the state should be a central concern of contemporary sociological and political theory, but until no

This accessible introduction to comparative politics offers a fresh, state-centered perspective on the fundamentals of political science.

An intelligent, engaging, and in-depth reading of the nature of the state and the establishment of the modern political order in the mid-nineteenth century. Pre

This volume offers an incisive overview of central issues and controversies in political thought and analysis. It includes major discussions of the idea of the